The Chief Sealth Seahawks will head out on the road to face off against the Mt. Rainier Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Chief Sealth beats Mt. Rainier with ten runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Chief Sealth's pitchers stepped up to hand Bellingham a 10-0 shutout on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Seahawks.
Sam Popelka tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.2 innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero hits, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, Ford Rains was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Nolan Vanbuskirk, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Mt. Rainier, as they earned their first road win of the season. They won by a run and slipped past Bonney Lake 1-0.
Mt. Rainier saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that Hall snagged this season.
Chief Sealth's record is now 2-0. As for Mt. Rainier, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2-1.
Chief Sealth came up short against Mt. Rainier when the teams last played back in March of 2019, falling 7-2. Can Chief Sealth avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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